Blog Posts tagged ‘Bob Krause’

Iowa state Sen. Janet Petersen has decided against running for governor this year.
Petersen, a Des Moines Democrat, said last month she was weighing a bid after state Rep. Tyler Olson dropped his candidacy.
In an interview Thursday, Petersen said she would “love” to run for governor, but saw too many conflicts ...

Leading Democratic candidate for Iowa governor Jack Hatch picked up a key endorsement and reduced his competition in the June primary on Thursday, when former state Rep. Bob Krause exited the race.
Krause, a veterans advocate who has explored a gubernatorial candidacy for the last several months, formally dropped out and ...

Fill in the blank: Democrat Bob Krause ended his exploratory campaign for governor today and endorsed state Sen. Jack Hatch. What that changes about the race is _____________.
If you said, “There’s one less candidate,” that would be correct. If you said, “Nothing much,” that is also arguably true. A lot ...

A second survey of Iowans released this week shows Gov. Terry Branstad in strong position as he considers running for a sixth term.
A poll conducted by Quinnipiac University and released Tuesday morning finds 58 percent of Iowans approve of the job the Republican incumbent’s doing, while 32 percent disapprove. That’s ...

State Sen. Jack Hatch of Des Moines, who is seeking the Democratic Party’s 2014 nomination for governor, said Thursday his campaign has been endorsed by former Iowa Congressman Leonard Boswell and 14 state legislators.
The state legislators include Reps. Ako Abdul-Samad, Ruth Ann Gaines, Marti Anderson and Bruce Hunter of Des ...

Bob Krause, a former state legislator who is exploring a possible Democratic campaign for governor, says he supports the labeling of genetically modified organism food.
“GMO labeling is an emerging issue for agriculture. Two states have gone on their own to pass GMO labeling laws, and GMO labeling initiatives are being ...

State Rep. Tyler Olson, D-Cedar Rapids, said Thursday his campaign for the Democratic nomination for governor has been endorsed by 29 state legislators. This includes 22 House members and seven Senate members.
“I am proud to have such overwhelming support from colleagues in the legislature,” Olson said in a prepared statement. “Together ...

Republican Gov. Terry Branstad’s campaign is growing rapidly, with organizers in nearly 1,000 precincts in Iowa, according to a campaign email sent out today.
That could mean political ramifications not just for the Democrats hoping to oust him from Terrace Hill, but for Republican activists in Iowa who want to control ...

Democrat Michael Fitzgerald, who has been the state treasurer for 31 years, has decided against running for governor.
“I am not going to run,” he told The Des Moines Register this afternoon.
Fitzgerald took a low-key approach to sizing up a possible bid, not even establishing an exploratory committee. Earlier this month, he said ...

Democrat Jack Hatch will officially enter the Iowa governor’s race next month.
Hatch, 63, announced an exploratory phase in late May, saying at the time he was likely to formally enter the race in September. He intends to do a multi-day, statewide tour that will begin in Des Moines on Tuesday, Sept. ...